• silliewous@feddit.nl
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    3 months ago

    Situation A you vote for 3rd party

    • candidate T gets t votes
    • candidate B gets b-1 votes
    • candidate 3 gets 1 vote

    candidate 3 loses for sure winner is biggest of ‘t’ and ‘b-1’. Which we can rewrite as biggest of ‘t+1’ and ‘b’

    Where is my money?!

    • TheLastHero [none/use name]
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      3 months ago

      wrong. a cast vote for candidate 3 is not a lost vote for candidate B. Furthermore variable b decreasing doesn't increase the total of variable t so no you can't "rewrite" it like that with magic math. This is how it works, it's actually very simple:

      candidate T gets t votes

      candidate B gets b votes

      candidate X gets x votes

    • Cyclohexane@lemmy.mlM
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      3 months ago

      Why b-1 instead of just b votes? "because the vote could've otherwise went to B" well it could've also went to T, but I don't see you accounting for it as t-1.

      This math has a double standard.

        • Cyclohexane@lemmy.mlM
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          2 months ago

          they are also clearly not a Biden supporter. They do not support either candidate, so the two options should be treated equally.

          • WolfLink@lemmy.ml
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            2 months ago

            This is that “enlightened centrism” false equivalence.

            I honestly can’t believe that in good faith you can compare Biden and Trump as equals.

            One is a president whos platform is making minimal change.

            The other is a president whos platform is to tear down democracy and human rights.

            If you honestly can look at these two and say they are equal than I have to conclude you are at least indifferent to maintaining democracy and human rights.

            I know the “counter argument” is about Biden and Israel/Gaza, but the thing is, that’s not really up for debate because I don’t believe there’s any chance Trump would be better about Gaza.

            There are 2 options:

            • death in Gaza and status quo in the US
            • death in Gaza and loss of human rights and possibly our democracy in the US
            • Cyclohexane@lemmy.mlM
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              2 months ago

              maintaining democracy

              What definition of democracy are we using here? Just so we're on the same page.

              I do not think trump was making a meaningful change on that level, in any case. The US never had a true people's rule it that's what you mean, for trump to take it away.

              Gaza is not the only issue.

            • Cyclohexane@lemmy.mlM
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              2 months ago

              maintaining democracy

              What definition of democracy are we using here? Just so we're on the same page.

              I do not think trump was making a meaningful change on that level, in any case. The US never had a true people's rule it that's what you mean, for trump to take it away.

              Gaza is not the only issue.

    • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]
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      3 months ago

      Define your variables. Wtf is "b," the number of votes candidate B would have, plus one for no reason? Why is candidate T getting t votes and not t-1 votes? Terrible math, try again.